Understanding figurative language : from metaphors to idioms /
Sam Glucksberg presents a new theory of metaphor, that metaphors are used in everyday discourse to create new concepts and categories. This process is spontaneous and automatic, and permeates both written and spoken language.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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Colección: | Oxford psychology series ;
no. 36. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Sam Glucksberg presents a new theory of metaphor, that metaphors are used in everyday discourse to create new concepts and categories. This process is spontaneous and automatic, and permeates both written and spoken language. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 134 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-127) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780198027126 0198027125 0195111095 9780195111095 0195301897 9780195301892 0199872104 9780199872107 9786610453436 6610453438 1280453435 9781280453434 |